Seven days. I’ve got seven days till the greatest holiday of all time commences, and I haven’t done a thing to prepare. Once an avid home cook, I’ve prepared, no exaggeration, one meal since I moved here in July. A bowl of steel cut oatmeal, laced with sweet Texas honey…
Blu Cloud Lounge and Restaurant opened for lunch this week at 2604 Main Street in Deep Ellum, with chef Kenneth Wilson at the helm. “He is southern Louisiana cook,” says Blue Cloud rep Samuel Jackson. “And has been in the industry for about 20 years. He specializes in southern fusion…
Comedian Doug Stanhope, who performs tonight at Trees, seldom ventures onstage without a drink. Usually it’s a beer. As anti-establishment as he comes off in his act, you might think he would be drawn to products from smaller breweries. If not simply to enjoy superior beers, he seems like someone…
We’ve been telling you since the summer about the estimated $400,000 the Texas governor’s office agreed to pay the producers in exchange for them promoting the state’s brand in the ongoing, Texas-centric season of Top Chef. Last we checked in, the producers, a California company called Magical Elves, were suing…
Each week, we move a little closer to the best episodes of Top Chef, the ones where you know the characters’ styles, tastes, personalities and Achilles’ heels. This week, the third episode of the season and the first single-elimination episode, tugged, however lightly, at viewers’ heartstrings — it’s official, we’re…
I’m wary of promoting too many events, since they often suck. But this one caught my eye, especially if you have little ones who enjoy fancy dining and nothing on your docket. Kids ought to know that hamburgers don’t come from from Styrofoam trays covered in plastic wrap, but from…
Each week, the Cheap Bastard goes looking for a new place to eat a meal for less than nine million dollars. This week, she goes gluten-free at Company Café, 2217 Greenville Ave. Spice rack wall art count: 1 Stroller count: 451 Company Café on Greenville Avenue is for high-maintenance yuppies…
Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW’s most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he’ll check it out. Venue: Hard Eight BBQ The Sandwich: Sliced Beef ($5) Bread: Fresh Baked Jalapeño Roll Toppings: Sliced brisket and a little self-applied barbeque sauce The Case:…
Mr. Mesero opened at 4444 McKinney this week in the old Burger Girl spot. Brought to you by local restaurateur Mico Rodirguez, who also brought us Mi Cocina, Mr. Mesero offers mostly Mexican (tacos, enchiladas, barbacoa) and a little standard American (burgers, strip steak, pork sandwich). The food definitely isn’t…
McKinney Avenue welcomed yet another bar and grill to the strip last month. The Den Bar & Grill has taken over the space where Liar’s Den used to be, boasting three stories of hangout space. The Den serves food all day, but it’s more of a bar than a grill…
You may remember this bowl of greens. I blogged about SWIG’s namesake salad just after they opened in the old Park space on Henderson. I had just finished reviewing Tillman’s Roadhouse and was filled to the gills with chicken-fried steak. I was also in the midst of research for Dallas’…
The sun just set on SWIG, the new bar and grill at the heart of Henderson Avenue, and a pair of valets are already hard at work, cramming cars in the small parking lot that runs alongside the restaurant. Inside, customers sip on craft and import beers, wine by the…
Midway through the first official Dallas Beer Week, you could say things aren’t quite going according to plan. But considering how loosely organized and sporadically publicized the week has been, that’s not especially surprising, even if the cancelation of Saturday’s Dallas Beer Festival is a big disappointment. That said, let’s…
Ice cream moguls Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are coming to Dallas tomorrow for a meet-and-greet fundraiser at the Ben & Jerry’s Shops at Highland Village location. The guys will be shaking hands and signing autographs from 3:30 until 5:30, all in the name of SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center, a therapeutic…
Later tonight, City of Ate will host the third installment of our Top Chef: Texas watching party, and the event continues to get more enticing. La Grange is extending happy hour all night, with $3 wells, domestics and drafts so you can get your drink on nice and cheap. And…
Imagine walking into a restaurant as management dotes on your every move out of fear you might blog about the greasy thumbprint on your plate. Imagine cooking and plating a fabulous meal for 10 friends only to not let them eat while you snap 700 photos of your accomplishment. Imagine…
Chef Matt McCallister worked his way up from line cook to executive chef at Stephan Pyles in Dallas, then took off around the country to stage at other top restaurants: Daniel in New York City, McCrady’s in South Carolina and Alinea in Chicago. Now he’s opening a new restaurant in…
There’s going to be a cornucopia of happiness at the Sigel’s in Addison this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Not only will there be the usual United Nations gathering of comedians that make up the staff at Sigel’s, but they’re also throwing Dude, Sweet Chocolate’s Katherine Clapner into the…
NOOOOOO!Citing lack of advance ticket sales and overcommitment with the simultaneous Dallas and Houston Beer Weeks, Cathy Clark Rascoe confirms that Saturday’s Beer Festival was canceled Tuesday afternoon. Ticket buyers will receive refunds within seven to 10 days, she said.”It was a really hard call,” she said about an hour…
Andrea Grimes, former City of Ater and current editor of Eater Dallas, announced Eater Dallas’ Award winners yesterday, to the chagrin of many commenters on the site. A series of blog posts — used to determined Dallas winners in categories including Restaurant of the Year, So Hot Right Now, Chef…
(UPDATE: This is actually just a really cool vending machine. A really cool machine with a fancy screen that shows a VIDEO of a potato being made. But hey, you have to admit, it looks cool. I am an idiot, and I hate the internet). (Editor’s note: I also am…
A story in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend examined the practice of cramming in one more drink before the evening ends. According to “Rules for an Honorable Nightcap,” there are, it turns out, many rules. A nightcap should be a one-off, not “one more” of whatever you’re…
